http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog Central Heating, Insulation and Boiler Information Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:07:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/fuel-poverty-catches-up-with-energy-suppliers.html http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/fuel-poverty-catches-up-with-energy-suppliers.html#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:16:04 +0000 Katie Anderson http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/?p=4356 The six leading energy suppliers in the UK – British Gas, E.On, Npower, Scottish Power, EDF and Southern & Scottish Energy – have been targeted by the Fuel Poverty Action Group amid growing concerns over domestic fuel bills. The organisation staged several so-called ‘Winter Warm-Up’ protests outside offices belonging to the firms, which are accused [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/fuel-poverty-catches-up-with-energy-suppliers.html/feed 0 http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/energy-providers-to-reduce-their-prices.html http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/energy-providers-to-reduce-their-prices.html#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:19:19 +0000 Katie Anderson http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/?p=4298 In a month known for its doom and gloom, energy customers might be feeling a little less of the January blues, with the announcement that several big energy firms are to cut their energy costs.  On Wednesday, EDF Energy became the first of the “Big Six” energy providers to cut energy costs, by announcing a [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/energy-providers-to-reduce-their-prices.html/feed 0 http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/british-gas-loses-200000-customers-following-energy-price-hikes.html http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/british-gas-loses-200000-customers-following-energy-price-hikes.html#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:44:17 +0000 Katie Anderson http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/?p=4033 British Gas has seen its customer base drop by a staggering 200,000 as a backlash of the recent increases in their energy prices, the firm has revealed. Over the summer, energy providers – including all of the “Big Six” - raised household energy bills by an average of 16% for electricity and 18% for gas. [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/british-gas-loses-200000-customers-following-energy-price-hikes.html/feed 0 http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/energy-debt-forces-pensioner-to-live-by-candlelight.html http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/energy-debt-forces-pensioner-to-live-by-candlelight.html#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:31:14 +0000 Katie Anderson http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/?p=3956 The plight of a pensioner in Skipton has highlighted one of the many discrepancies of the privatised energy market. Pamela Barton, a widow living on Brougham Street, Skipton, has this month received an energy bill of £2,843.41 – a final demand for payment that includes current usage and arrears. The bill was issued by E.ON, [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/energy-debt-forces-pensioner-to-live-by-candlelight.html/feed 0 http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/half-of-under-40s-not-winter-savvy-says-british-gas.html http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/half-of-under-40s-not-winter-savvy-says-british-gas.html#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:17:59 +0000 Katie Anderson http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/?p=3894 According to the results of a British Gas survey, half of those under 40 are clueless when it comes to servicing their homes for the winter. The last two harsh winters seems to have highlighted a lack of knowledge when it comes to preparing our homes for severe weather conditions. The survey of 2,200 adults [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/half-of-under-40s-not-winter-savvy-says-british-gas.html/feed 0 http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/which-investigates-too-complicated-energy-tariffs.html http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/which-investigates-too-complicated-energy-tariffs.html#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:29:02 +0000 Katie Anderson http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/?p=3556 It’s saying something when a qualified accountant struggles to calculate the cost of a domestic energy bill, but that was exactly what happened during the latest Which? investigation. Which? asked members of the public to calculate the cost of a domestic energy bill, taking the information from a range of energy providers’ websites, including British [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/which-investigates-too-complicated-energy-tariffs.html/feed 0 http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/leftover-curry-to-heat-homes-in-groundbreaking-venture.html http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/leftover-curry-to-heat-homes-in-groundbreaking-venture.html#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 11:40:47 +0000 Katie Anderson http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/?p=3374 It’s one of the UK’s favourite dishes and soon your favourite chicken tikka masala could be helping to provide heat to homes across Britain. A groundbreaking venture between British Gas, the UK’s leading energy provider, and the Bio Group will see the construction of a £5million plant that will be capable of processing food waste [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/leftover-curry-to-heat-homes-in-groundbreaking-venture.html/feed 0 http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/british-gas-empowering-customers-with-smart-meters.html http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/british-gas-empowering-customers-with-smart-meters.html#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:41:37 +0000 Katie Anderson http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/?p=3368 From next month, the UK’s largest energy provider, British Gas, will begin rolling out new touch screen smart meters to their customers’ homes. The first of a new generation of smart meters, designed to help customers control their bills and save money, they will provide detailed information of a customer’s energy use. To help monitor [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/british-gas-empowering-customers-with-smart-meters.html/feed 1 http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/british-gas-suspends-door-to-door-selling.html http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/british-gas-suspends-door-to-door-selling.html#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:27:35 +0000 Katie Anderson http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/?p=3260 British Gas has announced plans to suspend its door-to-door selling, claiming the traditional cold-calling method is becoming outdated. With consumer groups and MPs alleging the sales technique puts unnecessary pressure on consumers to change their energy tariffs – often to deals that leave them even worse off – the energy provider will stop knocking on [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/british-gas-suspends-door-to-door-selling.html/feed 0 http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/1-3bn-profits-for-centrica.html http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/1-3bn-profits-for-centrica.html#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:06:26 +0000 Katie Anderson http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/?p=3162 Just weeks after hiking its energy prices, British Gas’s parent company, Centrica, has reported half-year profits of £1.3bn – which includes £270m for British Gas alone. The announcement is certain to cause even more public outrage, as energy customers continue to feel the squeeze over ever increasing gas and electricity prices. The energy provider is [...] Related posts:

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